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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Roundup: Brazil

BUYING SPREE TO CONTINUE FOR ICONIC US BRANDS By Antonio Guerrero Brazilian billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann of 3G Capital continued his buying spree of major US consumer brands, this time joining forces with Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett in a ...

Banking

Milestones: Supreme Court Caps Time For SEC To Pursue Civil Penalties

MILESTONES: US By Forrest Jones Should the US Securities and Exchange Commission want to slap civil penalties on anyone involved in any improprieties, it had better get cracking sooner rather than later. SEC told to speed up claims against ...

News

Newsmakers: Groupon: A New Stress Test For High-Techs?

NEWSMAKERS: US By Udayan Gupta Technology companies lead a charmed life. Flawed business strategy, poor execution, inexperienced management...some technology companies seem to shrug them off and continue. The master of spin: Groupon's founder, Andrew Mason But the February ...

News

Newsmaker: Heins Aims To Resurrect Moribund BlackBerry

NEWSMAKER CANADA By Gilly Wright Not one to do anything by halves, BlackBerry’s CEO, Thorsten Heins, has overseen the launch of a new operating system called BlackBerry 10 and its first non-keyboard smartphone, the Z10. Heins hopes to shape ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Newsmaker: White’s SEC Appointment Sends Mixed Message

NEWSMAKER US By Valentina Pasquali Though still bearing the scars of the recent financial crisis, the US economy is recovering, and markets are returning to levels unseen in years. White is reputed to be a tough enforcer Photo Credits: ...

Award Winners

Safest Banks in North America: April 2013

GLOBAL FINANCE names the Safest Banks in North America: April 2013 NEW YORK, February 26, 2013 Global Finance magazine (GFfmag.com)...

News

“Salon: Joshua Shapiro, MFR Inc “

TOUGH TIMES TO COME By Kathryn Tully Global Finance sat down with with Joshua Shapiro, chief US economist for consultancy MFR, to discuss the US economy, the fiscal “cliff” and structural problems still facing the country. Global ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Newsmaker: New Treasury Secretary Lew Lacks Private Sector Expertise

NEWSMAKERSUS By Valentina Pasquali With high-stakes negotiations with Congress under way, US president Barack Obama is bringing in a new treasury secretary. Lew: An experienced political negotiator Jacob Lew, 57, was the White House’s chief of ...

Banking

Fed Prepares To Clamp Down On Foreign Banks

MILESTONES: US/GLOBAL By Gordon Platt The US Federal Reserve wants foreign banks with large operations in the US to be subject to the same rules on capital and liquidity that apply to big US banks. Tarullo wants ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Ford Grooms CEO Successor

NEWSMAKERS: US By Valentina Pasquali Ford Motor Company recently unveiled a two-year succession plan geared toward a full management reshuffle by 2014. The centerpiece of this arrangement was the appointment of Mark Fields as chief operating officer, effective from ...

Banking

Safe Bet In Visa CEO Transition Could Backfire

NEWSMAKERS: US By Valentina Pasquali With electronic payments gaining favor among consumers, credit-card giant Visa is enjoying high profits and a positive outlook for long-term growth. It is no surprise, then, that the world’s largest payments network ...

Banking

Newsmaker: Citi’s New Chief Executive Talks Resource Allocation

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt CEO Michael Corbat aims to restore Citi’s prestige—and boost its dividend—by operating with extreme efficiency and producing sustainable profits. Corbat’s selection to head Citi was a surprise to many How he ...